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CONVEX SHAPE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A shape that curves or bulges outward

Synonyms:

convex shape; convexity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("convex shape" is a kind of...):

solid (a three-dimensional shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convex shape"):

umbo (a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum)

camber (a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road))

entasis (a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight)

knob; node; thickening (any thickened enlargement)

ridge (any long raised strip)

peak; point; tip (a V shape)

taper (a convex shape that narrows toward a point)

projection (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)

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